Stories from Thursday, May 26, 2022

MARSTON, Mo. - A once closed manufacturing plant is finding new life. The Alubar group, a Brazilian-based manufacturer, has acquired the rod mill which was once part of the Noranda Aluminum Plant complex in the St. Jude Industrial Park. Earlier this year, the plant, now known as Alubar Metals Missouri, began production of aluminum rods used in the manufacture of aluminum wires and cables...

Standard Democrat Over 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend according to AAA, making the unofficial start to summer a busy one. Despite soaring gas prices, that are hitting all-time highs, the expected number of travelers is an increase of 8.3% over 2021, bringing travel volumes almost in line with those in 2017. ...

Missouri drivers will be met with record high gas prices to start the Memorial Day Travel period. The statewide gas price average continues to increase in Missouri, reaching $4.17 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price has set or tied a new record high for the last 16 consecutive days...

A 28-year-old Poplar Bluff man was taken into custody Tuesday following a high-speed chase through the eastern Butler County, which ended on One Mile Road in Stoddard County. Kory Paul was booked on charges of stealing a motor vehicle, resisting arrest by fleeing – creating substantial risk of serious injury or death, careless and imprudent driving, speeding and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Paul was lodged in the Butler County jail...

Stretching from Kennett, Missouri, to Jackson, one of the country’s longest yard sales will be back in full force once again in Southeast Missouri. The 100-Mile Yard Sale has been an annual Memorial Day weekend tradition for the past 24 years. The yard sale officially begins Thursday and comes to a close Memorial Day...

A few weeks ago, I had to go back to my hometown to get a used car my family was giving us. On the way there, I mentally went over what I had to do. I confidently reviewed to myself that I would get the title, go to the license bureau and super quick be on my way before noon...

The 2022 kindergarten graduating class at SEMO Christian Academy in Sikeston participated in the mini-musical, “Happy Trails to You.” They also recited the “50 Nifty United States and the books of the Bible. The graduates received a certificate and a Bible with their names engraved on them. Pictured are the 2022 graduates...

The Sikeston SEMO Christian Academy 4-5-year-old preschool conducted its 43rd graduation on May 16. As part of the ceremony, students performed in a mini-musical, “Happy Trails to You.” They each received a certificate of completion.